American Revolution Paintings - Second Series

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	The Declaration of Independence, 1818 by John Trumbull (1756—1843) Oil on canvas; 12' x 18' (144 in × 216 in). U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC. The first of four paintings… » view »
	The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1820 by John Trumbull (1756—1843) Oil on canvas; 12' x 18' (144 in × 216 in). U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC. Cornwallis surrendered on 19… » view »
	The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1821 by John Trumbull (1756—1843) Oil on canvas; 12' x 18' (144 in × 216 in). U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC. » view »
	The Resignation of General Washington, 1824 by John Trumbull (1756—1843) Oil on canvas; 12' x 18' (144 in × 216 in). U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC. Commemorates the moment when… » view »

But the peculiar character of [Aaron] Burr’s correspondence goes beyond his preoccupation with haste and secrecy. Burr never developed any ideas about constitutionalism or governmental policy in the way the other Revolutionary statesmen did, because, in truth, he was not much concerned about such matters. If he had any idea about the new federal Constitution of 1787, he left no record of it.

— Gordon S. Wood

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815 (2009)